The Cecil Whig., 1887-07-02
OPPOSED TO CLEVELAND.
Democrats Organized to Down Him-Niew
OF the Administration.

Democrats Organized to Down Him-Niew
OF the Administration.
WAsHINGToN, June 27.-The most in-
teresting political revelation is that Just
made by an Ohio, Democrat, of an or
ganizatiou in Washington whose avowed
object is to defeat the denomination of
Cleveland. The matter has been kept a
profound secret, and it was only through
the subtle influence Of i bottle of wine
that it leaked uu: The Ohio Democrat.
who by the way is reckouCd one of the
ShrewdcSt organizers in the Buckeye
state, has been in Washington several
days, but would not make any disclosures
as to the political significance of his visit.
Finally he met a friend, and the two ad
jOurned to Il convenient place for bottle
of wine. lie was again questioned closely
as to his purposes here, and whether they
could be taken in connection with the
simultaneous presence OF so many other
Democrats lie admitted that such was
the case, and said that an organization
had been perfected, and its headquarters
established right here in the capital, 10
beat Cleveland at all hazards. Then fol
lowed a long and interesting story, which
showed beyond.all peradventure that the
discomfort among Democrats all over the
country is even more deep seated than
has been supposed, and that it has at last
resolved itself into a definite movement
The Ohio man showed a printed circular
which embodied all the grievances against
the administration, and which it is inten-
ded to disseminate all over the country.
Strange as it may seem, for party to
scatter broadcast campaign documents
against itself, ocular demonstration ad-
mits no doubt. He would not consent to
give up one of the circurlars, but allowed
a copy to be made of the second para
graph. This, however is the strongest
one, and contains the gist of the whole
circular. Appended is a literal copy:
"Dtm0cratjc Iicr Qf tie administration.
Furthermore, it is our opinion that
the present administration is not Demo
cratic, according to the principles and
traditions of the party; that its acts are
not in harmony with what the party rev
ereuces and respects, and that it is con
trolled by Mugwump Republicans, and
is influenced by ideas that is not in accor-
dance with the principles and tenets OF
Democracy. 1t is a burden that the
which the party should throw off, risking
the chance or maintaining itself in the
potential minority, rather than etfecting
to keep the control in majority winch
is not purely Democratic. But we be-
lieve that an appeal to the country on
platform embodying simply and honestly
straight Democratic views and principles,
is more likely to win success than an at
tempt to renew, for another four years,
Victory in that case would be Democratic
victory. At present the assum ption that
Democracy is i'll power is a delusion and
a pretense.'
The headquarters of this anti Cleve-
land organization are located over a
fancy goods store on Pennsylvania ave
nue. and are in charge of an Ohio Demo-
crat ex congressman. Here Democrats
from all parts of the country drop in from
day to day, and it is now clear that the
unusually large aggregation of that faith
for this season is due to another and tar
deeper political significance than to con-
fer in regard to an extra session of Con
gress and the question of revenue reduc-
| ton. 1t does not appear from anything
that was SAID that there is yet any we'll
defined idea as to who will be taken up
to beat Cleveland, nor does it appear
from a cauSal reading of the circular, but
between the lines there is no difficulty in
reading David Bennett Hill" There
is at present more of genial cry OF
anything to beat Cleveland"